An elderly woman in Czechia has become the latest victim of investment fraud, handing over a substantial sum of money to scammers even after her bank warned her the transaction looked suspicious. According to police, the total damage came t
Tereza Nislerová, the Pirate Party's candidate for the top job at Prague City Hall in the upcoming municipal elections, says she doesn't see her lack of experience in national-level politics as a drawback — nor does she consider her candida
Czech biologist and popular science botanist Václav Větvička has died at the age of 87. He served for many years as director of Prague’s Botanical Garden in Slupi. News of his death was first reported by the Chrudimský deník.Václav Volejník
Czech Finance Minister Alena Schillerová has declared that changing the budget rules "has no alternative," responding to a critical open letter from experts. Representatives of the ruling coalition had already announced their readiness to o
Six years ago, 39-year-old Dong Hui from China's Henan province was left paralyzed below the neck after a car accident. Following implantation of a brain chip and 11 months of rehabilitation, he has regained the ability to grasp objects and
Ferrari's first-ever production electric car, the Elettrica, has posted surprisingly strong sales figures despite a wave of criticism following its unveiling. According to the British newspaper Financial Times, the company had planned to se
Overnight on Thursday, a Russian ballistic missile struck an ordinary residential building in the Dnipropetrovsk region, killing a set of parents and three children. Rescuers managed to pull two other children out from under the rubble aliv
An Italian beach club, Onde Chiare in Reggio Emilia, has finally tracked down property stolen from it two years ago — hundreds of its branded sun loungers have turned up on the rocky beach of Cape Rodoni in Albania. The stolen furniture is
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said that next year's state budget deficit will come in "significantly below 400 billion crowns," compared with the 310 billion crown target the government hopes to hit this year. The statement has draw
Many airline passengers around the world admit the same thing: tomato juice, which almost nobody buys in everyday life, suddenly tastes surprisingly good at an altitude of ten thousand metres. Scientists at the German Fraunhofer Institute f
Air raid sirens sounded in Lublin and other towns in eastern Poland shortly before dawn, while a crater was discovered in a field near the city — authorities are now investigating its origin. Local residents reported hearing the roar of a f
The Czech Army still isn't complying with its own law, which requires it to inform every citizen who turns 18 about their military service obligations. The relevant amendment took effect three years ago, yet no letters or other notification